was this Paul saunders in Shrewsbury? I had some lessons from him with my northumbrian pipes.... similar experience
sadly he died recently

No this was Paul Sherwood and I think he also plays the pipes. He lives in Lancaster and another of the bands he plays in is called Deep Cabaret who released a new album earlier this year. I missed seeing them play in Morecambe several weeks back though Paul wasn't there. It was just before the start of the virus lockdown and he thought the gig shouldn't have gone ahead.
Check them out at
http://www.deepcabaret.co.uk/ if you're interested.